South Carolina Board of Funeral Service

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Continuing Education

Requirements
  • Funeral Directors, Embalmers and Dual licensees will need four (4) hours annually of Board approved continuing education. A total of eight (8) hours is needed each renewal cycle which runs from July 1 of even years to June 30 of even years.
    • One (1) of the four (4) hours must be an ethics in funeral service course.
    • No more than two (2) hours may be pre-recorded distance education learning.
      Online synchronous education (virtual classes or conferences taking place in real time in which the instructor/speaker and attendees can interact) are considered live, physical attendance and not subject to the two hour restriction.
  • Apprentices & Student Permit holders are not required to attain continuing education
Continuing Education Exemptions

All exemption must be reported to CE Broker with each renewal cycle: Step-by-step instructions for reporting exemption

If you meet any of the following you are exempt from CE requirements. Funeral Home Managers are not eligible for exemption (SC Regulations 57-11(A)):

  • Licensee who is sixty (60) years of age or older and licensed for thirty (30) or more years with the SC Board of Funeral Service; or
  • Granted a waiver of continuing education from the Board due to disability or illness. Requests for exemption due to disability or illness must upload a document, signed by a licensed health care professional, attesting to the licensee's inability to complete continuing education due to disability or illness

Waiver requests must be submitted in CE Broker: Step-by-step instructions for reporting exemption.

Continuing Education Course Finder

For a list of approved courses, visit CE Broker Course Search.

Reporting Continuing Education

All Funeral Director and Embalmer licensees are to report their CEs to the CE Broker tracking system (Board Meeting 09/01/2022). Do not send CE certificates to the Board office as staff will not be able to upload on your behalf.

If the CE Provider is reporting course completion to CE Broker, licensees do not need to self-report. Check with the provider to confirm reporting.

If you have questions about setting up your CE Broker account or problems with your CE Broker account, please contact CE Broker Customer Support directly at (877) 434-6323, support@cebroker.com or via live chat at CE Broker - Submit a Request Mon-Fri, 8am-8pm Eastern time.

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